Jan 14 (Reuters) - A suicide bomb attack on a luxury hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least two guards on Monday, a police official said.

In the past year, the hardline Islamist Taliban has killed at least 200 civilians in more than 140 suicide attacks throughout the country in a campaign to oust the pro-Western Afghan government and drive out foreign troops.

Here is a timeline showing some of the attacks in and around the capital in the past six months.

June 17, 2007: A Taliban suicide bomber blows up a police bus, killing 24 and wounding dozens.

Aug. 15: A roadside bomb kills three German embassy bodyguards just outside the city.

Sept. 29: In the worst suicide bombing so far in Kabul, a suicide bomb attack on an army bus kills 28 Afghan troops and two civilians. The Taliban claims responsibility.

Oct. 2: At least 11 civilians and police officers are killed in a suicide bomb attack on a bus carrying Afghan police.

Oct. 6: A suicide car bomb kills five Afghan civilians and a U.S. soldier on a road near Kabul airport.

Nov 24: Suicide bomber kills nine civilians, six of them children, and an Italian soldier at the opening of a new bridge on the outskirts of the capital.

Nov. 27: Two civilians are killed by a suicide bomb targeting a U.S. security convoy outside a Defence Ministry building.

Dec. 4: A NATO convoy is hit by a suicide attack near Kabul airport. A Taliban spokesman says the blast, which wounds 22 Afghans, was meant to "welcome" U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Dec. 5: Suicide bomber kills 13 in an a rush-hour attack on a bus carrying Afghan army personnel in southwestern Kabul.

Jan. 14, 2008: Suicide bomb attack on the Serena Hotel kills two guards and wounds a Norwegian journalist. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, who was staying at the hotel, was said to be safe. (For story see AFGHAN-BLAST [nISL38162])) (Writing by Gill Murdoch; Singapore Editorial Reference Unit)

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